May 7th, 2008 | Education survey

What is your view on the goal for One Laptop Per Child, targeting the poor children of the world at the cost of only $100 each?


Nicholas Negroponte's "One Laptop Per Child" dream of creating $100 notebook computers for the world's poorest children, is rapidly gaining popularity with academics, journalists and world leaders.  The concept of this little laptop is amazing.


What is your view on the goal for One Laptop Per Child, targeting the poor children of the world at the cost of only $100 each?


57 votes, 300 views , 5 comments
 
 
Poll tags:Education, Olpc, Technology, Nicholas Negroponte, Laptop

 
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Vulgarian
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Massachusetts, United States

posted May 11th, 2008 at 15:03 CDT

Someone once said education makes people difficult to lead and impossible to conquer. Exposing them to other cultures is good too. Food is basic so that comes first!

Ladywelder6075
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Kentucky, United States

posted May 7th, 2008 at 22:25 CDT

I think getting the poor kids food and clothes and shelter is the first priority...after that then give them a laptop. :)

Engreirte
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California, United States

posted May 7th, 2008 at 18:17 CDT

The poor children of the world have NO electricity and feel lucky if they have dinner tonight...

Drowlord
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Texas, United States

posted May 7th, 2008 at 20:44 CDT

Okay... so you have a bunch of kids who are starving, have no clothes, are probably sick and are under constant threat of violence.  You give a kid a laptop.  What do you think he's going to do with it:  a) trade it for a bag of rice, b) trade it for medicine, c) trade it for a gun and/or bullets, or d) get shot by a bandit who will sell it on the black market in exchange for drugs and bullets.

Raz
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Australia

posted May 7th, 2008 at 19:21 CDT

This laptop consumes only 2 watts of power...proposed that it can run from human movement to generate the power at a ratio of 1:10 being one minute of human movement for 10 minutes of power.  There are also considerations for extended battery life.

 
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